Re: "guy-oriented" programming methodology Re: [FWP] another word for object?

["David L. Nicol" <david@kasey.umkc.edu>]

Someone who has indicated that they do not like private messages being repeated on lists wrote:
> 
> David L. Nicol wrote:
> >
> > So, how does Thang Oriented Programming / Thang Oriented Methodology differ
> > from OOP/OOM?
> >
> > In what ways is a Thang not an Object?
> 
> Unfortunately, the best I can come up with has Thang being a specialization
> of Object, namely, Sex Object.


Hmm.  I think of "thang" as being a quality of something, as in

	"You have got that bell-bottom thang down!"

A quality, or a skill.  I have never been very comfortable using the word,
which I attribute primarily to my not being from Nebraska.

Is there anyone on the list from Nebraska?


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